Multifamily

HARRISON, N.J. — Madison Realty Capital has provided $67.5 million in acquisition and construction financing for a 205-unit multifamily development project and an adjacent development site in Harrison. The loan allows the borrower, a partnership between Accordia Realty Ventures and Eastone Equities, to acquire both sites and finish construction of the 205-unit first phase of the project, which is currently topped off and approximately 60 percent complete. The development site has been approved for 435 multifamily units. Located at 700 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd., the first phase of the project is slated for completion in Spring 2019. The development team on the project includes Hollister as general contractor, NK Architects as design architect, Studio 1200 as interior designer, and The Marketing Directors as leasing and marketing agent.

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EXTON, PA. — The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust has sold a four-acre development site in Exton for $10.3 million. The site is located adjacent to the Exton Square Mall, which is approximately 33 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The property was acquired by Hanover Co., which plans to build a 300-unit apartment building on the site. PREIT recently revamped the Exton Square Mall with the addition of a Whole Foods location earlier this year.

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PHILADELPHIA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of two assisted living and memory care communities on the Philadelphia Main Line. A publicly traded REIT sold the properties to a growing seniors housing investor for an undisclosed price. The existing regional operator will remain in place. Ben Firestone and Michael Segal led the transaction for Blueprint.  

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OHIO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $36.3 million FHA 232/223(f) loan for the acquisition of a four-property skilled nursing portfolio in Ohio. Built between 1961 and 1984, the properties contain a total of 442 beds. Property names were not disclosed. John Randolph, Henry Alonso and Brandon Taseff of KeyBank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Foundations Health Solutions. The loan proceeds were used to pay down part of an existing $87.5 million bridge loan that KeyBank previously provided the borrower for the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged a $23.7 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Preserve at Wells Branch, a 308-unit multifamily community in Austin. The community offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and basketball court. The new ownership plans to convert the property into an affordable housing community with 51 percent of the units available to households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Kevin Bowen of Bellwether arranged the 12-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate, on behalf of the borrower, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin.    

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BRENHAM, TEXAS — Developer Servitas has completed Mill Creek Residence Hall, a $22.7 million student housing project serving Blinn College in Brenham, roughly midway between Houston and Austin. The 169,700-square-foot property features 464 suites in four- and two-bed configurations, as well as community study rooms, common areas and onsite laundry facilities. Moss Construction and Hunt Cos. provided general contracting and construction management services for the project, which Kirksey Architecture designed. The property welcomed its first student residents this semester.

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MILLCREEK, UTAH — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has secured a $12 million conversion loan for Artesian Springs Phase III in Millcreek. Located at 36 E. Columbia Ave., the property features 120 units, of the larger property’s 134 total units, with long-term rent restrictions at 50 percent and 60 percent of area median income per a Land Use Restrictive Agreement with Utah Housing. Doug Taylor and Cindy Hannon of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the loan for the borrowers, David Bevan and David Peterson. The company provided a 24-month forward conversion using Chase Bank as the construction lender. Originally a Freddie Mac forward Tax-Exempt Loan closed in 2016, the forward loan converted to the Freddie Mac permanent loan prior to the forward commitment expiration date. Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment.

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ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Shady Brook Apartments, a multifamily property located at 3655 S. Pennsylvania St. in Englewood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 38-unit property for $5.1 million, or $134,211 per unit. Kevin Calame of Pinnacle represented the undisclosed seller, while Josh Newell, also of Pinnacle, represented the buyer in the deal.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Strategic Property Partners, LLC (SPP) has broken ground on Water Street Tampa’s first residential building, 815 Water Street, in Tampa. In addition to 420 rental residences, the dual-tower project will feature new dining, grocery and shopping options. The two towers will rise 21 and 26 stories and each tower’s roof will include an outdoor pool, fitness center, community kitchen, bar and club lounge. 815 Water Street Tampa is expected to open in late 2020. The two-tower project is part of SPP’s $3 billion mixed-use redevelopment, which will include more than 2 million square feet of office space; 1 million square feet of retail, cultural, educational and entertainment space; two new hotels totaling more than 650 rooms, including the city’s first five-star hotel; and the University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute. SPP is a partnership between Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment LLC. The design team for 815 Water Street includes New York City-based architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), Toronto-based interior designer Cecconi Simone and Miami-based landscape architect Raymond Jungles Inc. This is KPF’s fifth project in Florida, but first in Tampa.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — PGIM Real Estate Finance has provided a $34.2 million 221 (d)(4) construction-to-permanent loan for Link Apartments Linden, a new apartment development underway in Chapel Hill. The borrower, Grubb Properties, is developing the 215-unit, market-rate apartment community, which will share a parking deck with a to-be-developed, 106,000-square-foot, Class A office park. Link Apartments Linden is Phase I of the Glen Lennox redevelopment, a public-private partnership between the Town of Chapel Hill and Grubb Properties that will include 3 million square feet of office, residential, retail and hotel space across 70 acres over the next 20 years. The site is about one mile from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Grubb Properties has Link-branded apartment communities in Richmond, Va.; Winston-Salem and Raleigh, N.C.; Greenville and Charleston, S.C., and more under development in Atlanta, Winston-Salem and Charlotte.

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